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      Genentech

      Part of Roche

      Engaged Employer

      Genentech reviews

      4.0

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (3,709 total reviews)
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      Ashley Magargee

      83% approve of CEO

      55% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      Genentech has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,709 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Genentech employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      4K reviews
      3.0
      Nov 17, 2012

      Genentech experience

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Casual jean-wearing culture, smart team. Fair pay and good benefits, great work/life balance. Yes, to those who are wondering...should I apply for a job. Culture supports those with advanced degrees, yet lack experience (you know who you are :) and this is a door opener for those with degree or academic backgrounds.

      Cons

      Inward culture, sometimes misses the mark in reality of industry. Extremely difficult to get in without inside friend, family member; leadership tends to hire and promote those they know. Extremely competitive promotion culture...a saying from the game of thrones captures it well, you either win or lose.

      3.0
      Nov 13, 2012

      Fall from 'Best Places to Work'

      It manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      + Fully integrated biotech, meaning that you can move between jobs in sales, research, development, manufacturing and in support functions -- all in the same company + Promising drug pipeline

      Cons

      Many of the perqs that were omnipresent during the Avastin years are slowly dropping away, as Roche takes a firmer hand managing the compensation of the US (Genentech) staff. This is least apparent in Research; most apparent in the support functions (IT, HR, Legal, etc.). Be very wary of putting too much stock in the 'Best Places to Work' wins in 2008-2011 -- much has changed since then.

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